www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Major League Soccerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/major-league-soccer/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Major League Socceren-usWed, 15 Oct 2014 17:35:58 -0400Don Garber blasts Jurgen Klinsmann for MLS, Donovan snubshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/15/don-garber-blasts-jurgen-klinsmann-mls-donovan-snu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber took the extraordinary step Wednesday of criticizing U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann for not taking Landon Donovan to the World Cup and for saying Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley damaged their careers by returning to MLS from European clubs.</p> <p>Garber, the league's ...Ronald BlumWed, 15 Oct 2014 17:35:58 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/15/don-garber-blasts-jurgen-klinsmann-mls-donovan-snu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSOfficials feel misled by MLS on Orlando stadiumhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/6/officials-feel-misled-by-mls-on-orlando-stadium/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Orlando's Major League Soccer team will eventually play its games in a new downtown, soccer-specific stadium, but several Orange County commissioners said Tuesday they felt misled by the MLS after Atlanta was awarded a team that will play in a hybrid football-soccer stadium.</p> <p> In ...KYLE HIGHTOWERTue, 06 May 2014 16:43:56 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/6/officials-feel-misled-by-mls-on-orlando-stadium/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMLS moving toward deal on Atlanta expansion teamhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/8/mls-moving-toward-deal-on-atlanta-expansion-team/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> ATLANTA (AP) - Major League Soccer is closing in on a deal with Falcons owner Arthur Blank to bring an expansion franchise to Atlanta's new downtown stadium.</p> <p> The team would likely begin play in 2017, when the $1 billion retractable roof stadium is set to open next to ...Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:16:22 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/8/mls-moving-toward-deal-on-atlanta-expansion-team/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBeckham makes pitch for Miami MLS franchisehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/beckham-makes-pitch-for-miami-mls-franchise/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - David Beckham brought his international star power to the halls of the Florida Capitol on Tuesday, trying to rally support from the governor and legislators for the Major League Soccer franchise he plans to bring to Miami later this decade.</p> <p> Beckham was mobbed by ...GARY FINEOUTTue, 25 Mar 2014 21:20:30 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/beckham-makes-pitch-for-miami-mls-franchise/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDefoe scores twice on MLS debut for Torontohttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/16/defoe-scores-twice-on-mls-debut-for-toronto/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SEATTLE (AP) - Ex-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe scored twice in the first half of his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday, helping new-look Toronto FC hold off the Seattle Sounders 2-1.</p> <p> Defoe's debut upstaged the return of U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley to MLS in his first game for ...The Associated PressSun, 16 Mar 2014 01:26:55 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/16/defoe-scores-twice-on-mls-debut-for-toronto/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFederal mediators enter MLS referees' lockouthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/federal-mediators-enter-mls-referees-lockout/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal mediator has entered talks involving locked out Major League Soccer referees.</p> <p> The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Friday that acting director Scot L. Beckenbaugh and Jack Sweeney, its director of mediation services for the northeast sub-region, had held several lengthy sessions with ...Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:31:09 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/federal-mediators-enter-mls-referees-lockout/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSeattle tops Kansas City 1-0 on late goalhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/8/seattle-tops-kansas-city-1-0-on-late-goal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SEATTLE (AP) - Once the scrum subsided, a visitor made his way over to Chad Barrett in the Seattle locker room after an introduction that could not have been more dramatic for the home side.</p> <p> "That," Sounders majority owner Joe Roth joked, "is why we brought you here."</p> ...TIM BOOTHSat, 08 Mar 2014 18:31:46 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/8/seattle-tops-kansas-city-1-0-on-late-goal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDefoe retained by England; Shaw gets 1st call-uphttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/27/defoe-retained-by-england-shaw-gets-1st-call-up/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LONDON (AP) - Jermain Defoe retained his place on England's roster for Wednesday's exhibition against Denmark despite his upcoming move to Canada.</p> <p> Defoe, who has 19 goals in 55 games for England, has appeared in only two Tottenham games in two months as he prepares to join Toronto ...ROB HARRISThu, 27 Feb 2014 11:01:39 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/27/defoe-retained-by-england-shaw-gets-1st-call-up/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAP source: Beckham picks Miami for MLS franchisehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/29/ap-source-beckham-picks-miami-for-mls-franchise/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LONDON (AP) - With his playing career over, former England captain David Beckham has decided his next move: starting a Major League Soccer team in Miami.</p><p>Since leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy in December, and retiring from the game after a subsequent five-month stint at Paris Saint-Germain, Beckham has been mulling ...ROB HARRISTue, 29 Oct 2013 16:43:21 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/29/ap-source-beckham-picks-miami-for-mls-franchise/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDempsey leaves England, joins Seattle Soundershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/4/dempsey-leaves-england-joins-seattle-sounders/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SEATTLE (AP) - Clint Dempsey waited on the small stage at midfield.</p><p>Finally he unzipped his sweatshirt and made official a surprising career move.</p><p>Dempsey is leaving behind the Premier League to play for the Seattle Sounders.</p><p>Dempsey was introduced as the newest designated player for the Sounders on Saturday night prior to ...TIM BOOTHSun, 04 Aug 2013 01:31:02 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/4/dempsey-leaves-england-joins-seattle-sounders/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDempsey leaves England, joins Seattle Soundershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/3/dempsey-leaves-england-joins-seattle-sounders/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SEATTLE (AP) - Clint Dempsey waited on the small stage at midfield. Finally he unzipped his sweatshirt and made official a surprising career move.</p><p>Dempsey is leaving behind the Premier League to play for the Seattle Sounders.</p><p>Dempsey was introduced as the newest designated player for the Sounders on Saturday night prior ...TIM BOOTHSat, 03 Aug 2013 22:29:53 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/3/dempsey-leaves-england-joins-seattle-sounders/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMajor League Soccer to add 4 teams by 2020 seasonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/1/major-league-soccer-to-add-4-teams-by-2020-season/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KANSAS CITY, KAN. (AP) - Major League Soccer isn't content to rest once its latest franchise joins the fold in 2015.</p><p>Instead, the league plans to expand to 24 teams by the 2020 season.</p><p>Commissioner Don Garber announced MLS's plan to add four more clubs during halftime of its annual All-Star game ...DAVE SKRETTAThu, 01 Aug 2013 00:35:16 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/1/major-league-soccer-to-add-4-teams-by-2020-season/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSYankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS teamhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/21/yankees-man-city-to-co-own-nyc-mls-team/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.</p><p>The team, the 20th in a league that has doubled ...RONALD BLUMTue, 21 May 2013 11:33:02 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/21/yankees-man-city-to-co-own-nyc-mls-team/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBeckham brought credibility, visibility to MLShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/16/beckham-brought-credibility-visibility-to-mls/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to &quot;Beckham's team,&quot; the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles.</p><p>By making the growth of ...NANCY ARMOURThu, 16 May 2013 19:04:38 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/16/beckham-brought-credibility-visibility-to-mls/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKevin Payne resigns as D.C. United's president, CEOhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/27/kevin-payne-dc-united-president-ceo-toronto-fc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>When D.C. United take the field to kick off a new season in March, the club for the first time will do so without Kevin Payne pulling the strings from the front office.</p> <p>Payne, the organization's top executive since its 1996 inception, stepped down as president and CEO on Tuesday, ...Thomas FloydTue, 27 Nov 2012 13:47:21 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/27/kevin-payne-dc-united-president-ceo-toronto-fc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSStadium a priority for D.C. United's new ownershiphttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/10/stadium-a-priority-for-dc-uniteds-new-ownership/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>As D.C. United on Tuesday took a long-awaited step into a new era of ownership, investor Jason Levien saved a moment during the announcement to observe his extended family.</p> <p>Levien, a former NBA executive and player agent based in New York, will be the public face of the partners. The ...Thomas FloydTue, 10 Jul 2012 19:17:04 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/10/stadium-a-priority-for-dc-uniteds-new-ownership/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMLS will have longest season, final on Dec. 1http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/5/mls-will-have-longest-season-final-on-dec-1/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Soccer will have its longest season this year, with the final played Dec. 1.</p><p>The league announced in November that its 17th season will start March 10, five days earlier than in 2011. Last year's final was Nov. 20.</p><p>With the expansion Montreal Impact giving the ...ASSOCIATED PRESSThu, 05 Jan 2012 15:03:52 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/5/mls-will-have-longest-season-final-on-dec-1/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSearch for stadium could lead D.C. United to Baltimorehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/14/search-for-permanent-stadium-could-lead-dc-to-balt/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Since Major League Soccer kicked off 16 years ago, the D.C. United franchise has provided four championships to its title-starved town while carving an inimitable niche in the Washington community - all from its colorful but crumbling home at RFK Stadium.</p> <p>But the time has passed for the league staple ...Thomas FloydMon, 14 Nov 2011 15:39:08 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/14/search-for-permanent-stadium-could-lead-dc-to-balt/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTwellman: MLS team ignored my concussionshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/28/twellman-mls-team-ignored-my-concussions/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>FRAMINGHAM, MASS. (AP) - Former New England Revolution star Taylor Twellman said Friday that the Major League Soccer team ignored his symptoms of multiple concussions, even sending him back on the field after he said &quot;I have a concussion&quot; following the hit that eventually forced him to retire.</p><p>The keynote speaker ...JIMMY GOLENFri, 28 Oct 2011 14:09:59 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/28/twellman-mls-team-ignored-my-concussions/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFormer prodigy Adu takes a second kick at MLShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/30/former-prodigy-adu-takes-a-second-kick-at-mls/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHESTER, PA. (AP) - Freddy Adu can say it now. He was spoiled.</p><p>A pro at just 14, the youngest ever to play for the U.S. two years later, Adu was christened the next Pele _ and the petulant teen phenom believed the hype. When he was benched, Adu lashed out ...DAN GELSTONTue, 30 Aug 2011 20:02:17 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/30/former-prodigy-adu-takes-a-second-kick-at-mls/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS